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Is anyone aware of any kind of spam campaign that involves creating a character with your phone number? I get calls and texts about florida real estate probably

Is anyone aware of any kind of spam campaign that involves creating a character with your phone number? I get calls and texts about florida real estate probably every day. I don't answer any calls from numbers I don't recognize, but the texts from "potential buyers" about "my listings" just keep coming. Every so often I will look up my number to see if it matches an agent, or look up the properties I'm asked about, but nothing ever makes sense. The listings are always off market, and I haven't found my number yet. I'm sure this is a big no-no, but I have responded to a couple of these messages, trying to tease out some more information, but I have never received a reply. It's most likely that people are just mistaking my number for some real estate agent's number, but you never know. Has anyone else experienced something like this?

dc-programmer 5y ago
This happens to me as well. At first I thought maybe they are trying to contact my number’s previous owner. But I also regrettably replied to one message which ended the conversation. I think it’s spammers trying to see if a real, responsive person is behind the number. Recently I’ve been receiving phishing links based around another scenario
cronix 5y ago
Yes, I get 10-20 calls/texts a day wanting to buy property I own in TN. I get the personalized texts too addressing me by name. I'm guessing they're just pulling property records and calling/texting whoever is listed as the owner, which is a public record. It's always for the property in TN, not the one I actually live in in a different state, so I'm assuming they're targeting certain cities. I'm assuming it's a company like Blackrock, trying to scoop up more residential houses. Most messages are identical and seem automated, even with a "text STOP to stop receiving messages." I get cash offers for as-is condition, sight unseen, or at least that's what they say. Wouldn't know, I never respond. Florida is a hot real estate market as well. Buy up the houses and all you're left with is sky high rentals.

dc-programmer 5y ago

This happens to me as well. At first I thought maybe they are trying to contact my number’s previous owner. But I also regrettably replied to one message which ended the conversation. I think it’s spammers trying to see if a real, responsive person is behind the number. Recently I’ve been receiving phishing links based around another scenario

cronix 5y ago

Yes, I get 10-20 calls/texts a day wanting to buy property I own in TN. I get the personalized texts too addressing me by name. I'm guessing they're just pulling property records and calling/texting whoever is listed as the owner, which is a public record. It's always for the property in TN, not the one I actually live in in a different state, so I'm assuming they're targeting certain cities. I'm assuming it's a company like Blackrock, trying to scoop up more residential houses. Most messages are identical and seem automated, even with a "text STOP to stop receiving messages." I get cash offers for as-is condition, sight unseen, or at least that's what they say. Wouldn't know, I never respond. Florida is a hot real estate market as well. Buy up the houses and all you're left with is sky high rentals.